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Ann Med Interne (Paris) · May 2002
Case Reports[Candida albicans prosthetic valve endocarditis. Two cases].
- Hatem Bouraoui, Abdallah Mahdhaoui, Jilani Zaaraoui, Mohamed Mejdoub, Samia Ernez-Hajri, Gouider Jeridi, and Habib Ammar.
- Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Farhat-Hached, 4000 Sousse, Tunisie. hatembouraoui@yahoo.fr
- Ann Med Interne (Paris). 2002 May 1; 153 (3): 211-3.
AbstractTWO CASES: Candida albicans prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a rare entity with serious complications. We report two cases of Candida albicans PVE, confirmed by culture of the prosthetic valve. The first patient died twenty days after surgery with cerebral bleeding secondary to multiple mycotic aneurysms, the second patient was still alive eight months following a Saint-Jude aortic valve replacement and prolonged antifungal therapy. The difficulty of diagnosis and management are discussed.
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